Richard Morgan Fliehr isn't what you'd imagine from a professional wrestling star. Flair was medical student at Minnesota University. His father was a surgeon, and his mother was an actress. He quit college to compete in the AWA World mat wars under Verne Gagne, who was a legend former champion. He made his professional wrestling debut on December 10, 1972, battling "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski (real name: John Kosti) to a ten minute draw in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. After spending the initial months of his career in Gagne's Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (which was known as the brand name "American Wrestling Association"), Flair moved into Charlotte, North Carolina where the regulars were with Jim Crockett Promotions (a member of the global organization that is known as the National Wrestling Alliance) under the guidance of matchmaker (wrestling term for writer) George Scott. In 1981, he captured his first NWA World title (he would wear the belt for nine more times). Later on, he would work for both World Championship Wrestling (a company created by Ted Turner after buying the wrestling assets of JCP) as well as Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment
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